Daily Crossword May 23 2026 Answers
Every clue from the Everyday Puzzles Daily Crossword on May 23 2026. Two versions ship every day — start with Normal; switch to Hard for the tougher set. Click any clue to reveal the answer.
Normal version (14 clues)
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- 1. A brand of ibuprofen sold since 1984(5)
- 2. Gemma Chan's Eternals character(5)
- 3. Doctors use this abbreviation to mean surgery(2)
- 4. Thin, stick-like parts of plants(5)
- 5. Annie __ Bullock, Tina Turner's real middle name(3)
- 6. People native to Copenhagen's country(5)
- 7. Model of perfection, dream that you aim for(5)
- 8. Momoa's role in Stargate Atlantis, Ronon __(3)
- 9. Abbreviation of milliampere(2)
- 10. __ Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia(5)
- 11. Manages to avoid(6)
- 12. Lacking the power or ability to move(5)
- 13. Sounds like you've rented the smallest amount!(6)
- 14. Squishy, oozy stuff that's a hit on YouTube(5)
Hard version (39 clues)
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- 1. Professor Minerva McGonagall actor's initials(2)
- 2. A beauty queen might wear this ribbon(4)
- 3. Standardized test alongside the ACT(3)
- 4. Group consisting of three people, like The Police(4)
- 5. Unstressed vowel sound symbolized by upside down e(5)
- 6. Afflicts(4)
- 7. Three-letter code for the Angolan kwanza(3)
- 8. Pastoral, in the countryside; opposite of urban(5)
- 9. The A-Team's B. A.(7)
- 10. First letter in the Hebrew alphabet(5)
- 11. Japanese sickle weapon(4)
- 12. Bike taxi or rickshaw(7)
- 13. A short distance away; to shut something(5)
- 14. German-American drummer of Green Day, __ Cool(3)
- 15. Certified Travel Industry Specialist(4)
- 16. Illegal hit of the ball in tennis(5)
- 17. Can be coniferous or deciduous(4)
- 18. Abbreviation of a word meaning contrary or antonym(3)
- 19. Positively not a negative(4)
- 20. Skin condition epidermolysis bullosa for short(2)
- 21. Small Dutch island, the S of the BES isles(4)
- 22. Certified Tour Professional(3)
- 23. A combustible black rock found underground(4)
- 24. Abbreviation for a computer's control key(4)
- 25. Divvy up a treat with a friend(5)
- 26. In __ of, fancy alternative to "instead of"(4)
- 27. Demogorgon's Gaping home in Dungeons & Dragons(3)
- 28. Places close to(7)
- 29. Stiffens fabrics(8)
- 30. Original spelling of W, the letter's name hints it(2)
- 31. Author of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel(5)
- 32. Lovebug __, legendary early Bronx hip-hop DJ(7)
- 33. All-points bulletin(3)
- 34. In opera, an accompanied piece for a solo voice(4)
- 35. Misbehave, like a child(5)
- 36. Bottom ledge of a window or door(4)
- 37. Crumbly soil(4)
- 38. Abbreviation for the office of head of state(3)
- 39. Aid and __, assist a criminal in illegal activity(4)